1975 ST/16 Transaxel - No Low Range
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1975 ST/16 Transaxel - No Low Range
I have a 1975 ST/16 (917.25873) that is in great mechanical shape except that it won't go into the low gear range. There is no grinding or any other indication that it's doing anything when you move the lever into low range except that you do feel it click into position through the handle. These engines have lots of torque so it wouldn't matter except that I have the bucket loader on it (the original Sears loader) and the low range would be handy for pushing big piles of dirt around with a bit more control.
It seems to me that if any gears or shafts were damaged that it would make some sort of noise when it's put into low range but it's just as if the tractor has an extra neutral gear. My guess is that something has failed between the hi/low shift lever and the shifting fork assembly that's preventing the low-range gear from being moved into place but I've never looked at the inside of this transaxel and hope I never have to. If you've ever worked on one of these, I would appreciate any ideas of what might be causing this problem.
Thanks,
D
It seems to me that if any gears or shafts were damaged that it would make some sort of noise when it's put into low range but it's just as if the tractor has an extra neutral gear. My guess is that something has failed between the hi/low shift lever and the shifting fork assembly that's preventing the low-range gear from being moved into place but I've never looked at the inside of this transaxel and hope I never have to. If you've ever worked on one of these, I would appreciate any ideas of what might be causing this problem.
Thanks,
D
dilburt- Number of posts : 2
Registration date : 2009-05-12
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i think there is a pin in the high an low
hdmcguy- Number of posts : 7
Registration date : 2009-02-13
Re: 1975 ST/16 Transaxel - No Low Range
hdmcguy wrote:i think there is a pin in the high an low
If I look in the space between the frame and where the tail light is mounted, I can see the shift linkage from the high/low gear shift lever. There is a cotter pin that holds the shift-lever assembly to the shift rod protruding from the transaxle that must be connected to the shifting fork and the hi/low gear assembly. Are you referring to this cotter pin? If so, I can see that it's connected and that it's pulling the shaft in and out but it's hard to tell if it's pushing it in all the way (which is where low range is).
- D
Last edited by dilburt on May 29th 2009, 12:08 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : changed "gear" to "shaft")
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Registration date : 2009-05-12
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